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Review and Evaluation of Mindfulness-Based iPhone Apps.

Madhavan ManiDavid John KavanaghLeanne M HidesStoyan R Stoyanov
Published in: JMIR mHealth and uHealth (2015)
Though many apps claim to be mindfulness-related, most were guided meditation apps, timers, or reminders. Very few had high ratings on the MARS subscales of visual aesthetics, engagement, functionality or information quality. Little evidence is available on the efficacy of the apps in developing mindfulness.
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